Liquid proportioning system



March 11, 1941- A. E. KrrTm-:DGE

LIQUID norox'rroums SYSTEM Fil'ed may 19, 1939 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Maf. 11, 19u i 2,234,561

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIQUID PROPORTIONING SYSTEM Arthur E. Kittredge, Audubon, N. .'i., assignor to Cochrane Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application May 19, 1939, Serial No. 274,596

" Z Claims. (Cl. 210-22) My invention relates to systems for proportionor other chemical, or a solution of acid or other ing the feed of one liquid into mixture with chemical, for example sulphurlc acid, preferably another liquid, which is continuously flowing at `is primarily intermittently fed and proportioned constant or varying rate, to maintain substanas aforesaid, in such Way that failure of the feed- ,i tially constant the proportions of the two liquids ing equipment orcontrol results in under-feed in the resultant mixture; and more particularly and not over-feed thereof, to the dilution sysrelates to primarily intermittent proportionment ltem and thereafter into the main stream of the and delivery of said one liquid, especially liquid rst liquid which latter may be, for example, chemical or chemicals or a solution of a chemboiler feed water which, because of its previous ical or chemicals, with eventual continuous feed chemical treatment or otherwise, may be alka- 10 thereof to said other liquid at substantially conline or of such content as to require or be benestant or non-intermittent concentration at conted by admix-ture therewith of .the chemical or stam; or varying rate in accord with the constant acid solution at constant concentration and at or varying rate of ow of said other liquid. Varying rate, to neutralize or otherwise desirably In accordance with my invention, the iirst COIidliiOn the SeeOIid liquid. 1 liquid at rst is intermittently fed from a sup- My invention resides in methods and apparatus p1y .thereof in Successive vo1umes or amounts in of the character hereinafter described and intermittently proportional correspondence with Claimed.

successive predetermined definite or metered vol- F01 an understanding of my methods, and for umes of the second liquid, with a diluent, prefan illustration of one of the various forms my erably comprising a predetermined proportion apparatus may xtake, reference is to be had to or fraction of the stream of the second liquid, the accompanying drawing. in Which:

into a mixing `chamber of a dilution system; the Fig. 1. 1n `par-t diagrammatic. shows part of mixture so continuously effected is discharged theapparatus in section and part in elevation; into a storage tank of .the dilution system of rel- Flg- 2 iS a diagrammatic illustration of. one of atively great volume in whichthe concentration the fOrmS 0f Primary intermittent PrOpOl'tioner becomes substantially constant and from which utilizable in my System. l

it is delivered into a maintained supply of vol- Referring 150 Fig 1, lthe main stream of afore- -ume which preferably is small as compared with Said Second liquid. owing at constant or varythe volume of fthe storage tank; delivery of the ing rete. peSSeSfrOm the left toward the right 30 mixture to said supply is preferably at rate or through the pipe or conduit P, first 'through the in amount varying promptly in response to and meter M. 0f any Suit-able Iiii/De. Which measures in accord with momentary changes in the rate 'the number 0f units 0f, Volume, aS 881110118, 0f

of iiow tothe mixing chamber -of aforesaid fracthe liquid passing through it at varying rate;

5 tion of the second liquid, and therefore in re- ,after I iBSSng the meter the liquid PBSSes through 3 spouse ,to and in accord with like changes in the the orice O and thence to destination after rerate of ow of the main stream of the second vng 'the mst liquid from iShe line 0r Pipe L. liquid; the mixture, having attained constancy Blauehing from the Pipe P in advance of orifice of concentration or proportion of the first liquid 0, iS lthe pipe or line Q Communicating through l o with respect to ,the i1-nent, is withdrawn from an orifice Ol and control valve V with the mixsaid supply and under pressure continuously demg Chamber A. D is a double-acting diaphragm livered into the main stream of .the second liquid, eOnrOller fOr the Valve V; one Side 0f its diawith continuous recirculation or return of a por- Phragm iS subjected through the liquid connection of the mixture from the discharge side of 'tion d t0 pressure in the Pipe P on the downthe supply in quantity or at a rate varying in stream side of .the ori-lice O, and the other side 45 accordance with variations in the volume of said 0f the diaphragm 1s subjected through the con- .Supp1y, into aforesaid mixing chamber or stornection di tothe pressure in the pipe Q on the age tank; aforesaid return or recirculation of a downstream side 0f the orice OI. -whereby the variable portion of the mixture is such as to proopening of the valve V is automatically varied cure smal-l or minimum variation in .the volume in such way .that a constant fraction of the 5o of the mixture required in said supply to provide main stream in pipe P passes through the pipe the different rates of feed of the mixture into Q into .the mixing chamber A at a rate of dethe main stream of .the second liquid. livery thereto varying in accord with the varia-M More particularly in accordance with my intions ofthe rate of fiow of the main stream vention, the ii-rst liquid, which may be an acid through line 1 55 Into the mixing chamber A there is discharged through the conduit El the first liquid, for example sulphuric acid, a quantity of which, suitable for any predetermined period or length of service, is stored in a mervoir a, Fig. 2, disposed in the tank T of -the intermittent proportioner of Fig. 1 which, for example, may be of the character described in Kittredge and Rohlin Patent No. 2,155,943, April 25, 1939, with Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of which present Fig. 2, with like reference characters, corresponds. It sufiicies for present purposes @to state the apparatus of aforesaid patent is characterized by the fact that through the pipe f, Fig. 2 hereof, air is blown or forced, pursuant to control by the meter M, and the first liquid hereof, acid or chemical solution, is at certain times, under certain conditions and in certain quantities en doses, discharged over the Weir e, passing by gravity lthroughthe discharge outlet e to and. through the aforesaid pipe El, Fig. 1, tomixing chamber A. The characteristic action is that said first liquid, in event of failure of the primary proportioning apparatus and/or control, underfeeds and never overfeeds through the line El to the mixing chamber A.

The air supplied through the pipe F, Fig. 1, corresponding with pipe f of Fig. 2, is supplied through manually or otherwise set or adjusted reducing valve Vl by the air compressor or blower- B, driven by the electric motor C, such for example as an alternating current induction motor, energized from the supply conductors c, cl through switches s, sl rotary contact or brush b of switch s is driven by the movable or rotating element of the meter M through the shaft or mechanical coupling i, and rotary brush or contact bl of the switch sl is driven by the motor C through speed-reducing gearing in gear box a'. 'I'he contact b in switch s engages in succession the stationary switch contacts k and kl connected, respectively, with the contacts k2 and k3 of switch sl engaged in succession by the rotary contact bl; the contact b is connected with the line conductor cl and the contact b1 is connected through the conductor c2 with the motor C with which directly connects the line conductor c. The ends of contacts k2, k3 overlap, and to that ex- -tent are simultaneously engaged by brush bl;

contactsk, kl may, but need not, overlap, and so brush b may never engage them simultaneously, or may engage them simultaneously during traverse of their in any event short overlap.

With the switch parts in the positions illustrated, the motor C isdeenergized, the air compressor B is idle and delivers no air through the reducing valve Vl and the connection F to the primary proportioner T; when the contact b rotates clockwise into engagement with contact kl while contact bl, which rotates counter-clockwise, is in engagement with contact k3, the position illustrated, motor C is energized, and air is delivered under suitable pressure through connection F to the apparatus of the primary feed proportloner T; and when contact b is in engagement with contactkl, while contact bl is in engagement with contact k2, motor C again is deenergized and no air pressure is applied to the feed proportioner T.

For example, assuming brush b makes onecomplete revolution. in not less than two minutes for each ten gallons through meter M or one-half revolution in not less than one minute for each five gallons through the meter, which period of 75 time is the shortest required for flow of say five gallons through the meter at the highest rate of ilow that will be or is ever likely to be encountered within-the highest and lowest limits of load of the 'not through switch sl connected with conductor c2; so causing application of air pressure to the primary feed proportioner T to cause delivery of acid or other iirst liquid through the line El in a volume or dose of magnitude required for each five-gallon unit of volume of liquid passed through line P or meter M. Y

The switch s determines energizatlon andv deenergization lof motor C, through switch sl, for each unit of volume, for exampleflve gallons, of liquid passing through the meter M; and switch sl is in effect a time-controlled switch which insures, for each such exemplary volume of flve gallons passing through the meter M, the motor C shall run for at least two minutes, for example, which also is twice the minimum length of time for one-half revolution of the brush b of switch s; the motor C in effect acts, through the reduction gearing y', as an electric clock controlling rotation of the brush bl, the relation of which to the contacts k2, k3 of switch sl is such that, as aforesaid, the motor will run atleast aforesaid two minutes which is at least sufficient to insure for each five gallons passing through meter M a feed through the line El to themixing chamber A of a charge of the first liquid or`acid sufficient in comparison with each iive gallons passing through the meter M, suitably and properly to proportion the acid thereto. The action is substantially the same when the motor C is an asynchronous or induction motor.

In brief, switch s, effective in deenergizing motor C for each five gallons flow in pipe P and at intervals, not less than say one minute, varying with the rate of flow of each of the live-gallon units, is in series with time-controlled switch sl, preventing rupture of the motor circuit in less than say two minutes, but causing eventual rupture of that circuit on occurrence, at a time after the motor has operated two minutes, of termination of passage of a five-gallon unit through meter M; whereby, whether the time required for a unit of five gallons to pass meter M be a minimum of one minute or much more than that minimum, motor C always will drive compressor B long enough to permit feed of a proper and predetermined amount or dose of acid fixed by the air pressure delivered by reducing valve Vl to mixing chamber A for each five gallons of flow in pipe P at meter` M.

In meeting in mixing chamber A with the predetermined fraction of the main stream of liquid passing the valve V, each charge of acid, proper for each iive gallons through meter M, comesinto mixture with the diluent fraction, of the main stream, delivered through pipe Q, and the concentration or proportion of acid in the diluted mixture loses or begins to lose its intermittent character; the mixture passes from the bottom of mixing chamber A into the storage chamber G of the dilution system or tank H. The volume of the diluted mixture, for a time impounded in and iiowing through the storage tank G, is relatively great; desirably so great that the concentration celiaci of the acid or the like in the diluted mixture no longer fluctuates or no longer is intermittent, but has become continuously substantially constant or uniform.

The diluted mixture discharges from the upper end of the storage tank or compartment G into the upper end of the supply chamber I from whose bottom the diluted mixture of now constant acid concentration is continuously drawn off through valve V2 and pipe m to the suction side of. the feed pump J continuously driven by the motor K. Puinp J discharges through the strainer N and the line L through a check-valve S, such as a vertical ball check, to the conduit or pipe P through which passes the main stream of the rst liquid, such as aforesaid boiler feed water.

In order that the rate of ow or discharge from the storage volume G to the supply chamber I shall be sensitive and promptly responsive to momentary changes in the rate of delivery of dilution water into mixing chamber A from conduit Q, there is provided at the upper end of storage tank G a Weir W, which conveniently may be of form to constitute an annular space around the upper portion of the mixing chamber A, and into which the diluted mixture from storage space G rises and overflows Weir W` into supply chamber I. The storage volume ahead of Weir W, Within said annular space, has small or minimum storage capacity, so` insuring the sensitiveness and prompt response of the discharge into chamber I to aforesaid momentary changes in the rate of delivery of dilution water into chamber A. To provide for overflow of an excess discharge from lchamber G to weir W there is provided the overflow pipe o communicating with the space to the left of the partition or weir wV which rises suitably higher than Weir W.

From the discharge side of the feed pump J a variable fraction of the total discharge of pump J is returned through the conduit or pipe p, as shown, into the mixing chamber A, or into the storage tank G; in the return or recirculating lline p is a. recirculation control valve V3, whose control rod or stem r extends upwardly through and terminates above the tube t, overflow from which may pass through the pipe u into chamber I. The'valve'rod r is controlled by the oat R Within the supply chamber I, itself having 'small or minimum clearance from the wall of chamber I. Float R actuates and controls the lever v, pivoted at vl, which in turn actuates and controls the valveistem or rod r, subject to a suitable biasing action on the part of spring As float R rises in response torise of level of the liquid in; supply chamber I, the valve V3 is actuated in sense and to extent suitably to reduce the recirculation through linep; and upon fall of the oat R in response to fall of level of liquid in the chamber I, spring .'c, there- Y tofore compressed. by rise of oat R, assistedI by the weight of the float R, causes valve V3 to be actuatedin sense and to extent suitably toincrease recirculation through the line p.

4The recirculation to mixing chamber A or storage tank G has the eifect .to produce turb ulence of the mixture, so in effect stirring it, the more quickly and certainly to attain constancy of concentration of the `first liquid, as acid, in the mixture before itsdischarge to .the supply chamber I.

While the line p is shown as branched from the line L below the orifice or check S and JV3 in line p, it shall be understood the valve V3, along with or in substitution for the orifice or valve S, may be directly in the line L and not in line p, which last-named will branch from line L at a point below valve V3 then in line L.

Because of aforesaid large diameter or horizontal cross section of -iioat R as compared with, the diameter or horizontal cross section of the chamber I, there is reduced or minimized the variation in volume of liquid required in the feed or supply chamber I to aiord different rates of feed through line L to the main pipe line P.

Overfeeding or extreme overfeeding of acid to the main stream in pipe P, in the herein described systern, is impossible because of preferable concurrence of small volume of liquid stored within and ahead of the weir W and the small volume of liquid utilized in the oat vor supply chamber I, to which prevention of overfeeding by either or both of said small volumes the intermittent proportioning of the acid by the primary acid feeding and proportioning apparatus T also contributes.

Accordingly my system, either in the form illustrated and described or in any modification thereof within the spirit of my invention, is broadly characterized by dilution of an intermittently fed first liquid with a diluent liquid continuously flowing at constant or variable rate,

. to eect a mixture, having a concentration respecting its intermittently fed component which is continuously substantially constant and free from fluctuations in degree. More particularly, the diluent component of the mixture preferablyA is a .predetermined constant fraction of a second liquid owing at constant or varying rate, or the diluent may be any other suitable liquid of quantity proportional to the quantity of lthe second liquid, and in either case rate of delivery of the diluent is in accord with the constant or varying rate of flow of the second liquid; and the first liquid is fed to mixture with the diluent in successive amounts or volumes at a frequency of intermittence, changing as the rate of flow of the second liquid varies, such that the first liquid is at first or primarily Lproportioned to the amount or volume of the second liquid and such that fin-ally, as a component of the mixture, it is continuously fed to the second liquid atconstant concentration in the mixture and at rate varying in accord with variation in rate of iiow of the second liquid.

What Ivclaim is:

l. A method of continuously proportioning a liquid to a. stream of another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermit` propontion -to each of successive volumes of said second-named liquid, mixing said intermittently fed liquid with a stream of liquid diluent delivered at a ratevin accord with the rate of flow of said -tently in successive amounts proportioned to the I flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said yto ealch of successive volumes of said secondnamed liquid, mixing salid intermittently fed liquid with a predetermined fraction of said second-named liquid delivered at a rate inaccord with the rate of flow of said second-named liquid, effecting constancy of concentration of said firstnamed liquid in the mixture, and delivering said mixture to said second-named liquid.

4. A` method of continuously proportioning a liquid to a stream of another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts proportioned to the flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said intermittently fed liquid with a stream of liquid diluent delivered at ya rate in accord with the Vrate of flow of said second-named liquid, maintaining a volume of the mixture sufficient to effect constancy of concentration of said `firstnamed liquid in said mixture, and delivering said mixture from said volume thereof -to said secondnamed liquid.

5. A method of continuously proportioning a liquid to a stream of another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts proportioned to successive amounts of said second-named liquid, dilutingsai-d intermittently fed liquid within a stream of liquid delivered at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said second-named-liquid,

impounding the resul-tant mixture, while flowing,

in volume suiilcient to effect constancy of concentration of said rst-named liquid in said mixture, and delivering the mixture from theimpounded volume thereof to said` second-named liquid.

6. A method of continuously proportioning a liquid to a stream of another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts proportioned to successive amounts of said second-named liquid, diluting said intermittently fed liquid with a stream of liquid delivered at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said second-named liquid, impounding the mixture, while flowing, in volume su-iiicient to eilect constancy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture, and delivering the mixture from the impounded volume thereof to said second-named liquid in quantity varying promptly in response to variation in rate of flqw of said second-named liquid.

'7. 'A method of .continuously proportioning a liquid to another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts in proportion to the flow of said second-named liquid, withdrawing from the stream of said second-named liquid a predetermined fraction thereof whose rate of flow isin accord with the rate of flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said intermittently fed liquid with said fraction, effecting constancy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture thereof with said fraction, and returning said fraction in. mixture with said first-named liquid into mixture with said second-named liquid.

8. A method of continuously proportioning liquid .to a stream of another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts in proportion to the flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said intermittently fed liquid with a stream of liquid diluent delivered at a rate in accord lwith the rate of flow of said second-named liquid,.effect ing constancy of concentration of said firstnamed liquid in the mixture, `and withdrawing said mixture andfe'eding it to said second-named liquidin quantity varying in prompt response to variation in rate of delivery of said liquid diluent.

9. A method of continuously proportioning a liquid to another liqui-d comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts proportioned to the flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said intermittently fed liquid with a predetermined fraction of said second-named liquid delivered at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said'second-named liquid, effecting constancy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture, and withdrawing said mixture and feeding it to said second-named liquid in quantity varyingin .prompt response to variation in rate of delivery of said fraction to mixture wi-th said first-named liquid.

"10. A method of continuously proportioning a liquid to another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquidy 9intermittently in successive amounts proportioned to the flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said in-termittently fed liquid with a predetermined fraction of said second-named liquid delivered at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said second-named liquid, impounding the mixture, while flowing, in volume suiiicient to effect constan-cy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture, withdrawing from the impounded mixture a stream thereof in quantity promptly responsive to variations in rate of delivery of said fraction to the mixture and delivering it to a supply ofv said mixture of volume small as compared with said impounded volume, and feeding the mixture from said supply to said second-named liquid.

11. A methodof continuously proportioning a liquid to another liquid comprising primarily feeding the first-named liquid intermittently in successive amounts proportioned to the flow of said second-named liquid, mixing said intermittently fed liquid with a predetermined fraction of said second-named liquid delivered at a rate in accord with the rate of ow of said second-named liquid, impounding the mixture, while flowing, in volume sufficient to eifect constancy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture, withdrawing from the impounded volume thereof a stream of the mixture in quantity promptly responsive to variations in rate of delivery of said fraction to the mixture and delivering it to a supply of said mixture of volume small as compared with said impounded volume, feeding the mixture from said supply to said second-named liquid, and returning to the mixture in advance of said supply thereof a portion of the mixture withdrawn from said supply in quantity and at rate to stir the mixture.

12. Liquid feeding and proportioning apparatus comprising a mixing chamber, means for intermittently feeding to said mixing chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned to the ilow of a stream of a second liquid, means delivering a stream of liquid diluent to said mixing chamber at a rate varying in accord with the rate of flow of said second-named liquid, a storage chamber receiving the mixture from said first-named chamber and having such relatively large ca-v pacity that uniformity of concentration oi.' said first-named liquid in the mixture is effected, and means for delivering the mixture from said 'storage chamber into mixture with said secondnamed liquid.

13. Liquid feeding and proportioning apparatus comprising a mixing chamber. means for intermittently feeding into said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned to successive volumes of a second liquid, means for withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and j delivering to said mixing chamber a predetermined fraction thereof flowing at a rate in ac- .cord with the rate of ow of said second liquid,

a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, while flowing, sumcient to. effect constancy r of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture. and means for feeding the mixture from the impounded volume thereof into mixture with said second-named liquid.

14. Liquid feeding and proportioning apparatus comprising a mixing chamber, means for intermittently feeding to said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned with respect to successive amounts of a second liquid continuously iiowing at varying rate, means for Withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and feeding to said mixing chamber a predetermined fraction thereof at rate varying in accordance with the `rate ofow of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, while flowing, suicient to effect constancy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture, a supply chamber into which said second-named chamber discharges the mixture, and means for withdrawing mixture from said supply chamber and feeding it into mixture with said second-named liquid.

l5. Liquid feeding and proportioning apparatus comprising a mixing chamber, means for intermittently feeding to said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned with respect to successive volumes of a second liquid continuously flowing at varying rate, means for withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and feeding to said mixing chamber a predetermined fraction thereof at rate varying in accordance with the rate of flow of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, while flowing. suiiicient to effect constancy of concentrationcf said first-named liquid in the mixture, a supply chamber, means for discharging mixture from said second-named chamber into said supply chamber comprising a Weir the volume ahead of which is so small as to insure the discharge over the Weir into said supply chamber shall promptly respond in quantity and rate ofv iiow to variations in quantity and rate of flow of said fraction, and means for withdrawing mixture from said supply chamber and feeding it into mixture with said secondnamed liquid.

16. Liquid feeding and proportioning apparatus comprising a mixing chamber, means for intermittently feeding to said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned with respect to successive volumes of a second liquid continuously flowing, means for withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and feeding to said mixing chamber a predetermined fraction thereof at rate in accord with the rate of ow of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, while iiowing, suflcient to effect constancy of concentration of said firstnamedz liquid inthe mixture, a supply chamber, means for discharging mixture fromsaid secondnamed chamber into said supply chamber comprising a weir the volume ahead of which is so small as to insure the discharge over the Weir into said supply chamber shall promptly respond in quantity and rate offlow to variations in quantity and rate of ow of said fraction. said supply chamber having a volume small compared with the volume of said lmixture-impounding chamber, and means for withdrawing mixture from said supplychamberand feeding it into mixture with said second-named liquid.

17. Liquid feeding and proportioning apparatus comprising a mixing chamber, means for intermittently'feeding in-to said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned to successive volumes of a second liquid owing, means for withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and delivering to said mixing chamber a predetermined fraction thereof owing at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, while flowing, sufllcient to effect constancy of concentration of said first-named liquid in the mixture, a supply chamber into which said mixture-impounding chamber discharges having a capacity small compared with termittently feeding into said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned to successive volumes of a second liquid, means for withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and delivering to'said mixing chamber a predetermined fraction thereof iiowing at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, while iiowing, sufficient to effect constancy of concentration of said iirst-named liquid in the mixture, a supply chamber into which said mixture-impounding chamber discharges having a capacity small compared with the capacity of said mixture-impounding chamber, means for withdrawing mixture from said supply chamber and delivering it` to said second-named liquid, a float in said supply chamber, having a cross-section approximately equal to the cross-section of the supply chamber, and valve means, controlled by said float, through which there is returned into the mixture in advance of said supplyl chamber a varying portion of the liquid to stir the mixture.

19. Liquid feeding andproportioning apparatus comprising a mixingcham-ber, means for intermittently feeding into said chamber a liquid in successive amounts proportioned to successive volumes of a second liquid, means for withdrawing from the stream of said second liquid and delivering to said mixing chamber a .predetermined fraction thereof owing at a rate in accord with the rate of flow of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume of the mixture, .while iiowing, suiiicient to e'ect constancy of concentration of said rst-named liquid in tov the mixture, a supply chamber into which said ing. a capacity mail compared with the capacity of saidvmixiau'e-impoimding chamber, means for withdrawmg mixture from said supply chamber and delivering it to said second-named liquid, a iloat in said supply chamber, having a crossseetion approximately equal to the oros-section of the supply chamber. valve means controlled by said float through which there is returned into the mixture 'in advance oi said supply chamber a varying portion oi' the liquid withdrawn trom said supply chamber to stir the mixture. to procure small or minimum variation in the volume of the mixture in said supply chamber required to aiiord varying rate of feed of said mixture from said supply into said secondnamed liquid, and means for restricting the discharge of mixture from said mixture-impounding chamber into said supplychamber to effect mined fraction thereof iiowins at a rate in accord with the'rate oi now of said second liquid, a chamber for impounding a volume oi the mixture, while flowing, suiiicient to eiiect constancy and delivering it to 'said second-named liquid. a

float in said supplychamber, having a crosssection approximately equal to the cross-section of the' supply chamber,.valve -means controlled by said float through which there is returned into lthe mixture in advance oi said supply chamber a varying portion of the liquid withdrawn from saidsupply chamber to stir the mixture, and a weir over which the mixture ilows into said-supply chamber from said mixtureimpounding chamber, the volume of mixture ahead of the weir being restricted sufiiciently to render the discharge into the supply chamber promptly responsive in amoimt and rate o1' ilnw to the amount and rate of ilow oi' said fraction into said mixing chamber. 

